Devtools must be open source (exe.dev) — Stuff That Spins
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Devtools must be open source (exe.dev)
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description: My comment on Devtools must be open source (exe.dev) — Hacker News. One of the arguments for open source software for end-users has always been the freed…
date published: 2026-08-03T15:30:38+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-03T18:06:13.322+00:00
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author: Simon Willison's Weblog
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